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Monday, April 24, 2006

One Year Anniversary

We're approaching the 1st anniversary of owning ourlittle homestead, and it feels as if we have not accomplished much outthere. I suppose that's to be expected when you're only going oneweekend a month, with 5 children, visits to Grandma in the nursinghome, and trips into town to buy ice. But it is somewhat discouraging.

So I typed up what we have done and it helped soothe my disappointment somewhat.

Pulled up old ugly deteriorating carpet in two rooms Cleaned ALL wood floors and the two tile floors Cleaned kitchen Cleaned bathroom Mowed Mowed Mowed Lots more mowing Cut down misbehaving trees and brush (lots more to do) Burned Brush PileHauled away trailer full of metal junk from trees including a deep freeze (Lots more to haul away) Bought used chain saw Bought used riding mower Repaired both -- twice Bought used push mower in meantime Repaired push mower Furnished house and kitchen Bought used fridge Re-cleaned floors Tidied house before leaving every time

(Stillworking on cleaning years of dirt/grime on cabinet fronts and showerwalls, though -- and have not yet cleaned basement other than sweeping)

We also made less frequent trips during the cold months. We'll begoing out for the first mowing of the season next weekend. Although,it will have to be a fast trip due to needing to be at our local churchon Sunday for church business. And I won't get to go along with Steveand all the children.

The youngest ones and I will stayhome with our pregnant Persian. She birthed a week early in her lastpregnancy, and this weekend will be 1 week from her duedate. I do notwant to risk her birthing without us here. This will actually be herfirst litter we deliver. We bought her and her kittens when they wereone week old last time.

It's hard. I want to go to thehomestead with my family, but I don't want to risk losing any kittens,either. So, I'll stay home ... just in case.

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